American Songwriter

3 One-Hit Wonder Novelty Songs From the 50s and 60s That You Know by Heart

In the world of popular music, there are a lot of sub-genres. There’s grunge, hip-hop, electronic—just to name a few. But there are also stranger, more unique subsections like one-hit wonders and ...
American Songwriter

4 Songs From the 50s and 60s That Topped the Charts in 1987 via Cover Versions

You could look to just about any time in music history, and the phrase “all things old are new again” would make sense. Old styles and old songs have a way of popping back up when you least expect ...
AOL

If you remember these 50 songs, you almost certainly grew up in the '60s

The 1960s were a great era for music. Beatlemania took over the world, Chubby Checker inspired a dance craze, and Nancy Sinatra sent girls flocking to buy go-go boots. In 1964, Motown Records—which ...
Variety

Freddy Cannon, Rocker Whose Late ’50s and Early ’60s Hits Included ‘Palisades Park’ and ‘Tallahassee Lassie,’ Dies at 89

Freddy Cannon, a veteran of the early rock scene whose hits of the late ’50s and early ’60s included the top 10 hits “Palisades Park,” “Tallahassee Lassie” and “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans,” died ...